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Why self hate; why Zimphobia; Poem for Dr. Grace Marufu-Mugabe

19 Oct 2014 at 16:27hrs | Views

Why self hate; why Zimphobia Dr. Grace?

Why do you love Zanu PF; Robert Mugabe and its Politburo and you hate Joyce Mujuru? Why selective morality Dr. Grace?

Why do love orphans in your orphanages in Mazoe but you threaten to baby-dump Bob's daughter from the liberation struggle; Joyce Mujuru. Why selective morality?

Why self hate; why Zimphobia Dr. Grace?

You love Jonathan Moyo, Naison Ndlovu, Simon Khaya Moyo; Callistus Ndlovu but you hate Mathebele men. Why selective morality; Dr. Grace?

You love grabbing farms from white citizens and you threaten Deputy Minister Chasi for asking pertinent questions about land invasions. Why selective morality Dr. Grace.

Why self hate; why Zimphobia Dr. Grace?

You have multiple farms and yet some millions of citizen are living in abject poverty right on your doorsteps in Mbare Township. Why selective morality Dr. Grace?

You tell us Joyce Mujuru owns a diamond mine but your wealth is measured in a billion US dollars in foreign banks; how did you get that wealth if it was not from diamond sales? Why selective morality Dr. Grace?

Why self hate; why Zimphobia Dr. Grace?

You snatch someone's husband and you start preaching high morals on top of the mountains. Why selective morality Dr. Grace?

You love men and have a big taste for them but you hate Richard Tsvangirai for having many small houses. Why selective morality Dr. Grace?

Why self hate; why Zimphobia Dr. Grace?

You were screaming hate speeches in nine provinces of Zimbabwe and after that you fly to Rome to attend the Holy Mass of the Beautification of the late Pope John Paul? Why selective morality Dr. Grace?

You bypass Joyce Mujuru at the departure lounge and shake hands with Simon Khaya and you are going to shake hands with the Pope Francis in Rome. What prayer of reconciliation are you to do in Rome; what sign of peace with other Catholics are you going to give at the Vatican in Rome today?

Why selective morality? Why self hate?

You cough out fire; hate and loath when you speak; talking messages of gamatox in your utterances and you will still manage to kneel down and pray to God at the Vatican today. Why hate speeches; why selective morality; why self hate?

Why self hate; why Zimphobia Dr. Grace?

You hate the people of Mathebeleland; you constantly make mocks of them about polygamy and many children. But you hate the people of Mashonaland equally; with 90% unemployment there is not much you have done about them too. You play the tribal card to suit your ego. You are Zimphobia Dr. Grace; you hate yourself at the end of the day. You love to tell us you work hard but you go on and cheat a doctorate degree. Are you comfortable about that title you did not work for? Why self hate and why selective morality?

Why self hate; why Zimphobia Dr. Grace?

You love shopping in international towns and cities but you hate shopping home made products to boost our home economy. Why selective morality?

You love to be known as someone sympathetic but you have not done anything about the plight of women and girls in Zimbabwe. Only those selected orphans in your orphanages. Why selective morality; why self hate Dr. Grace?  

Why self hate; why Zimphobia Dr. Grace?

You fly out every second month to far away countries for your hubby's medical treatment leaving our own medical facilities at home. Why self hate; why selective morality? Those millions of dollars you use to travel can save millions of lives in Zimbabwe. Why self hate; why selective morality Dr. Grace?

The people are yearning for change. The economy is in the free fall. Please give the people what they want. They want change in the sense of the word; Dr. Grace. You show us you do not hate yourself and you love your country; tell your hubby to pack and go and leave Zimbabwe to renew itself with young technocrats and experts.

Please memorize this poem; who knows you may get a professorship with it! From your experience UZ is very generous in giving doctorate degrees.

Nomazulu Thata political activist and Chief Representative; Zimbabweans United for Democracy (ZUNDE) in Germany.  She wrote this article on her personal capacity; the views she airs are purely hers and not of the party position. You may visit ZUNDE at www.zunde.org  or info@zunde.org



Source - Nomazulu Thata
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